Watts, HENRY

Watts, HENRY, born in London, 20th January 1815, in 1837 became demonstrator at University College, librarian to the Chemical Society in 1850, and editor of its Journal in 1861. He translated Gmelin's Handbuch der Chemie (18 vols.) and other chemical works, but is best known by his Dictionary of Chemistry, based on that of Dr Ure (5 vols. 1863-68; supplements in 1872-75-81; new and revised ed. by Morley and Muir, 4 vols. 1889-94). He died 30th June 1884.